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Shakedown

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Calorie Rating: 112
Released: 1950-09-01
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 80 Minutes
Studios: Universal International Pictures,


Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.

Director / Directors

Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
George Lollier
Assistant Director

Pat Betz
Script Supervisor


Cast

Howard Duff
Character: Jack Early
Brian Donlevy
Character: Nick Palmer
Peggy Dow
Character: Ellen Bennett

Lawrence Tierney
Character: Harry Colton
Bruce Bennett
Character: David Glover
Anne Vernon
Character: Nita Palmer

Jack Reitzen
Character: Joe Downing
Peter Virgo
Character: Roy
Charles Sherlock
Character: Sam

Elsie Baker
Character: Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Character: Photographer (uncredited)

Peggie Castle
Character: Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Character: Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Character: Chet (uncredited)

Bert Davidson
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
Character: Man (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Character: Waiter Captain (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
James Garwood
Character: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Rock Hudson
Character: Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Doretta Johnson
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
Character: City Editor (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Lee
Character: Cabbie (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Character: Guest (uncredited)

William Marks
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
Character: Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
John Miller
Character: Brownie (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Character: Mr. Spencer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Character: Fred Thurman (uncredited)

Joseph Pevney
Character: Keller - Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Character: Floorwalker (uncredited)
Kay Riehl
Character: Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts
Character: Magazine Representative (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wendy Waldron
Character: Information Clerk (uncredited)

Steve Wayne
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Character: Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Character: Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited)

Charles Flynn
Character: Fireman (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography

Robert Clatworthy
Art Direction
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Yvonne Wood
Costume Design

Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist

Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Joseph Gershenson
Music Director
Lew Leary
Production Manager


Sherman Clark
Still Photographer

Kyme Meade
Camera Operator